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What? You're Having a Baby? You Must Be Crazy! |
The question used to be, "What, you're having a baby AT YOUR AGE? You must be crazy!" Under the MOTHERS Act, all mothers and potential mothers will be considered at risk of developing a mental illness (depression), so to admit you're even thinking about having a baby is a sign you might be crazy! |
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No Longer the Home of the Free, but We're Still Brave |
This article addresses the freedoms that would be lost by enactment of the MOTHERS Act, Senate Bill 1375, and the bravery that will be needed by new moms as they try to stay out of the government's fishnet. Yes, it's a brave new world. |
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You Mean I'm Not Crazy After All? |
A young mother discovers for herself, to the amazement of the authors of S1375 and HR20, that she is normal and should not have been educated and treated for factitious disorders. Unfortunately, though, the standard for normal has changed, and now she's really in trouble! Read on… |
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I Had to Take Latin in High School, Why Didn't They? |
I understand pre and post. Why don't our elected officials? Aren't they supposed to be smart, or something? Pre is pre and post is post and ne'er the twain shall meet. |
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God's If, Then Statement |
Computer programmers weren't the first to use "if, then" statements. God said, "If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sins, and will heal their land." |
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We the People, or We the Peephole? |
Who will be the minions for the MOTHERS Act? Are we turning from a nation of "we the people" to a land where everybody is afraid somebody will be watching to see if they're depressed, so they can be "helped" and treated like mental patients? |
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Cracking the Code |
One writer's insight into the hidden meaning behind the numbering of the House and Senate versions of the MOTHERS Act. Why the House version got renumbered several times so that this formula would work. Adding two plus zero plus one plus three plus seven plus five equals eighteen which is three sixes. How we just gave away the secret code. How we don't want to wear this markup. |
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Letters We Wish We'd Written to Congress |
What we would have said if only we'd taken the time. What we would have said if only we'd been brave. What others might say for us if we post it here for them to copy and paste. |
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Letters We Wrote to Congress |
We said it, it was gutsy, but we said it and we're glad we did. |
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Please, May I Be Excused? |
How to tell if you should sign a petition to stop the MOTHERS Act. How to rule out excuses like being past child-bearing age. A must-read for everyone who drinks from public water supplies or eats food prepared in America. |
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But the MOTHERS Act is About Education! |
A look at what the proponents of the MOTHERS Act don't know about depression, concerning which they wish to educate all new mothers so they'll be as clueless and uninformed as the people who created the Act in the first place. |
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Following the Money and Flushing It Out |
A look at funding for Congress and the FDA, and how an ingenious plan has been devised to recycle and return the funds to their source, just as pills flushed down the toilet are recycled into public water supplies so we can pay for them again. Warning: this article contains adult content and should only be read by grown-ups. |
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I Was a Whistleblower for the FDA |
A real-life example of how it's hard to be a whistleblower when they tape your mouth shut. How one lawyer survived a gag order when a major drug dealer oops manufacturer complained that he was hurting their bottom line. |
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Famous Couples in History Face Screening for Postpartum Depression |
How would Mary and Joseph have answered the questions if they were screened for postpartum depression during the prenatal or perinatal period? Would their situation alter the course of history as it actually did, or would their fears have sent them off to hide from the authorities that wanted to find their baby so they could kill him (Him)? Read their stories, and those of other famous couples. |
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Are You a Law-Abiding Citizen? Are You Sure? |
Most "good" people regard themselves as law-abiding citizens. But what if some laws are in conflict with each other? What if you are breaking laws you didn't even know existed? |
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Duck or Rabbit? |
A rose by any other name would still be a rose. And smell like a rose. But what about the MOTHERS Act? Does it depend on your perspective, or does it depend on the facts? If you believe something long enough, does it become true, or at least your own reality? In this article, logic and the lessons of history will meet head on. |
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Wow, I Didn't See That Coming |
In this insightful view of the future as prescribed by the MOTHERS Act, guest columnist Claire Voyant does what she does best: confuse you so you don't know if you should laugh or cry. This stuff is funny. But it's not that funny. Maybe you should cry, but then they might lock you up. Share the reactions of many who read the proposed MOTHERS Act and just couldn't believe this was happening in America. S1375 is just somebody's bad joke, right? No? You've got to be kidding. |
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The D-S-M-I-V: Yes, That's the Book for Me! |
The DSM-IV, published by the APA, is the authoritative reference for use in diagnosising PPD. Codes are required for billing and payment. Do you have a code? Sorry, having a code in your node is not yet a mental disorder. But is there an I-V in your future? |
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Nine, Ten, a Big Fat Hen |
A young first-time-mother worries about her pregnancy weight gain and wonders why her generation is heavier than her mother's and grandmother's. She has heard that anti-depressants cause weight gain, but she feels safe knowing that SHE hasn't been taking pills and has been drinking plenty of water every day. Prepare to gasp in astonishment as she receives a sudden flash of inspiration out of the blue... |
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